THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH JUNE, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 354.
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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, under Section 9 of Ordinance 24 of 1887, to appoint RICHARD FREDERICK DRURY to be Sanitary Surveyor to the Sanitary Board.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1899.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
for the Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 355,
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th June, 1899.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
for the Colonial Secretary,
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Minutes of the proceedings of the SANITARY BOARD, at a meeting held on Thursday, the 8th day of June, 1899.
PRESENT:
The Principal Civil Medical Officer, (Dr. Joux MITFORD ATKINSON), President.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, (The Honourable FRANCIS HENRY MAY, C.M.G.), Vice-President,
The Director of Public Works, (The Honourable ROBERT DALY ORMSBY).
The Medical Officer of Health, (Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK).
The Acting Registrar General, (ARTHUR WIMBOLT BREWIN, Esquire).
EDWARD OSBORNE, Esquire.
Dr. JORDAN, Health Officer of the Port, and Mr. J. R. CROOK, Sauitary Surveyor, were in attendance.
Minutes.-The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 25th May and of a Special Meeting of the 1st June were
confirmed.
Tung Wa Mortuary at Kennedy Town.-The consideration of the proposal that the Sanitary Board should acquire this building was resumed.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved—
That the Board recommends the Government to offer to the Tung Wa Hospital Authorities a site at Sandy Bay in lieu of the present site of the Tung Wa Mortuary, and a sum of $2,100 for the old building as it stands.
The Director of Public Works seconded.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board.
Question-put and agreed to.
Application for permission to erect water and trough closets.--Consideration of this application was
resumed.
The Director of Public Works addressed the Board and moved---
That the application be granted.
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE addressed the Board and seconded.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved as an amendment-
That the application be granted as to the Water Closets and Urinals for Europeans, Americans and Eurasians,
but refused as to the trough closets.
The Vice-President addressed the Board and seconded.
The Board divided on the amendment.
The President.
Ayes,
The Vice-President.
The Medical Officer of Health. The Acting Registrar General.
The amendment was carried.
Noes.
The Director of Public Works,
Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.